Graduate School Admission Results

Notified of acceptance thru email.

I graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Speech Language Pathology degree in May 2022. Decided to take a gap year and I have currently been a Special Education teacher for small children at a highly-ranked school in a highly-ranked school district. I have collaborated with SLP's, PT's, OT's, Exceptional Needs Specialists, School Psychologists, etc. this year. I have led many IEP meetings alongside each of these individuals and I have also written multiple IEP's targeting goals and objectives in the areas of social/emotional, gross motor, and academic. I have students with a variety of diagnosis and communication disorders and I have focused a lot of time on building their mental lexicons. Because of the curriculum we use, I have been able to focus heavily on phonics, phonological awareness, and phonology so I am still near to my Speech Pathology roots. I am very excited for the interviewing process. I am proof that schools recognize your abilities and knowledge outside of academics. I am confident that the year I am spending gaining experience in the professional setting is what helped me stand out and made up for my lower GPA (well, lower than the typical 3.8+ GPA for this field). While an interview does not guarantee a spot, it is certainly a great sign considering I applied to 5 other programs. The GRE was not required for most of the schools I applied to so I do not have that but I finished undergrad with a 3.41 GPA and a SLP GPA of 3.2 (COVID hit in the midst of many of those courses). Nonetheless, I am grateful for the opportunity.

Email to check portal. Expected but top choice for my subfield so disappointing. Wish we could apply more than 3 times in a lifetime...

Extremely surprised as I did consider myself a great fit. Besides, I graduated from a top university.

meh. does anyone even like living in jersey anyway?

Email from member of admissions committee saying they are interviewing for shortlisted candidates.

E-mail to check the portal (5a/1w/1r/7p)

Email from DGS. 6a/0r/2i/2p

MPH GPA 3.8. No publications. 3 years work experience in healthcare industry. No request for interview. Rejected via email notifying me to check the portal.

first round interview. 5 professors